JUDGMENT :

Vivek Singh Thakur, J

Petitioner has approached this Court seeking direction to respondent to release all consequential benefits, i.e. seniority, pay fixation, monetary benefits alongwith 12% interest per annum to the petitioner at par with Assistant Engineers (Civil) appointed as per merit in the Select List dated 16.11.2004, prepared and recommended by Commission to the respondent-Department, from due date, i.e. since November, 2004.

2. On request of Irrigation and Public Health Department (I&PH) of Government of Himachal Pradesh, Public Service Commission (Commission) initiated recruitment process by issuing Advertisement No.II of 2003, inviting applications from eligible candidates for various posts, including six posts, of Assistant Engineers (Civil) Gazetted Class-I. Out of these six posts five posts were reserved for ‘general ex-servicemen’ and one for ‘Scheduled Caste ex-serviceman’ (backlog). Interviews for filling up these posts were conducted on 6th, 7th and 8th January, 2004 by the Selection Committee constituted by the Commission. Names of these candidates, including petitioner, were recommended, however a controversy was raised regarding these recommendations,